Several hundred pink-clad Planned Parenthood supporters filled the Louisiana Capitol to protest the ban ahead of Thursday’s bill signing. Louisiana’s latest abortion ban won support from many Democrats and was sponsored by Democratic Sen. John Milkovich. Still, the governor faced an outcry of anger on social media from Democrats who objected to his support for the abortion ban. The chair of Louisiana’s Democratic Party, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, has been regularly slamming the bill. She’s posted opposition messages on Twitter, including after the bill signing: “Embarrassing!

Source: National Post May 30, 2019 21:22 UTC